Protect a Practice
Don’t Let a Disruption Be a Practice Disaster
November
2016
Columns
54
Can you keep your practice running in the face of fire, flood, or other natural or man-made events?
New ethics rules address outsourcing, technological competence, and more
December
2015
Changes in Illinois ethics rules address lawyers' obligation to be technologically competent, when they must disclose to clients that they are outsourcing work, and other issues.
Securing Your Electronic Client Communications
October
2015
Columns
50
A look at ways to ensure that your clients are the only ones reading email you send them.
Rethinking Email Encryption
October
2015
Columns
46
Evolving ethics standards make it more important than ever for lawyers to understand encryption.
Client Confidentiality in the Digital Age
May
2015
Cover Story
20
The pathways for breaching client confidentiality - whether due to simple carelessness or inadequate security - continue to multiply as technology advances.
Feeling Secure in the Cloud
January
2015
Cover Story
20
You're probably already using the Internet to access remote servers - aka cloud computing - whether you know it or not. And you should be. But make sure you understand the risks.
A Lawyer’s Duty to Understand Technology: The Forest and the Trees
April
2014
Columns
196
Lawyers' ethical obligation to understand technology comes under the heading competence.
The Ethics of Lost Laptops, Cloud Computing
November
2013
Columns
588
What duty do you have to clients if your laptop is stolen?